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Far Awau Joes('Continued from Page 14)but he did away with them after the Kennedy assassination and hasn't gone with firearms decoration since.However, he’s created a unique room divider from welded horseshoes in many sizes to flank his front door and set off that portion of the restaurant that was once the log cabin’s front porch An old wooden wagon outside gives extra atmosphere to the scene, but thieves have done away with a totem pole from out front and — remarkably enough — managed to make off with an 80-year-old, 400 pound bell that once stood by the door.THAT’S PART of theprice of progress which has also brought an ever-growing crowd to Far Away Joe's as the Palos area has built up and road traffic has increased over the years. The Midway crowd isn't much any more, but people come from as far away as Oak Park, Skokie and Evanston to enjoy the barbecued ribs, a speciality of the house, and Chicago media personality Paul Harvey has been a regular, with “Pecos Pete” (steak sauced in garlic and roquefort) his regular order.A stream once running across the property, used to brew private stock liquor for the restaurant during Prohibition, was a casualty of highway construction, butpeople now come in winter after runs on the nearby toboggan slides to sip hot tod dies and buttered rum around the big fireplace With their liquor they get Far Away Joe’s advice, carved rustically and suspended above the bar: “It’s all right to drink like a fish—if you drink what a fish drinks!” Far Away Joe’s is open for eating from 11 a m to 2 a.m. on weeknights and to 3 a m. on Fridays and Saturdays. and closed on Sundays. Liver and onions, tenderloin tips and shishkabob are luncheon features; two homemade soups and homemade chili are offered every day. Dinners include both soup and salad, and apple pie with rum sauce is available for dessert Prices are moderate.
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Homewood Flossmoor Star
Homewood, Illinois, US
Sun, Oct 17, 1976
Page 80
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Nancy M.
03 Nov 2019
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